The Dingwall John TaylorSignature 5 Black at a glance:
With the John Taylor Signature 5 Black, Dingwall delivers a stunning signature bass that will appeal not only to fans of the bassist from the British band Duran Duran. John Taylor made his mark on the international music scene with Duran Duran in the late 1970s and 1980s, particularly with their platinum-selling album Rio released in 1982. The band helped shape the early musical landscape with a stylistic range that spanned pop, rock, and synth-pop, paving the way for the New Wave genre. This multiscale electric bass with a nyatoh body and pau ferro fingerboard stands out for its elegant design and exceptional tone, driven by FD3n pickups. It comes with a matching gigbag for safe and stylish transportation.
Dingwall John Taylor Signature 5 multiscale E-bass in an elegant black finish.
The Nyatoh body is complemented by a bolt-on, five-piece maple neck and offers robust handling.
Multiscale electric bass with Nyatoh body and Pau Ferro fingerboard
The John Taylor Signature 5 Black not only looks impressive but also boasts premium craftsmanship and high-quality hardware. Its nyatoh body is paired with a five-piece maple neck and a pau ferro fingerboard fitted with 24 banjo-sized frets. The innovative multiscale design offers scale lengths from 34" to 37", enhancing both playability and tonal balance. The combination of quality materials, comfortable ergonomics, and modern design makes this model a professional-grade instrument that merges contemporary performance with practical handling.
The FD3N pickups deliver a powerful sound and enable versatile sounds thanks to the 4-way pickup selector and active 2-band EQ!
FD3N pickups with active Rupert Neve preamp circuitry
At the heart of the John TaylorSignatureBass are three FD3n pickups, which deliver a crisp sound and are directly linked to the Quad Tone pickup control, which can be used to control a total of four positions: 1: Bridge Solo, 2: Bridge/Middle Series, 3: Bridge/Neck Parallel and 4: Neck Solo. In addition, the pickups are wired directly to the master volume and master tone controls as well as the active 2-band EQ, which is fed by the Rupert Neve Design circuitry. Furthermore, the E-Bass is equipped with a "Minimalist" Custom Dingwall 1-piece recessed bridge and lightweighted open-gear tuners.
Rupert Neve design circuit and controller functions.